I opened my pool for the first time since closing in fall 2018. We had construction done and didn't know to add a few floaters so it's been 2 years with no chlorine.
I was able to clean it from black to sparkling blue in 3 days thanks to my previous knowledge of this pool ... and 16 gallons of shock. I have been maintaining my free chlorine and testing with test strips....until today when my TF-100 finally arrived - I went full nerd with the magnetic stirrer too.
FC = 4
TA = 20
CYA = 0
pH = 6.8
CH = 100
The pool looks beautiful! Not cloudy, not a bit of algae! But the chemistry says differently.
Here's the amount of chemical that I supposedly need to add and I'm scared!
6 lbs of Borax
22 lbs of baking soda
1 gallon 2 quarts 2 cups of Liquid Stabilizer
Should I blindly trust the app and just add that much chemical or add half and retest?
I was able to clean it from black to sparkling blue in 3 days thanks to my previous knowledge of this pool ... and 16 gallons of shock. I have been maintaining my free chlorine and testing with test strips....until today when my TF-100 finally arrived - I went full nerd with the magnetic stirrer too.
FC = 4
TA = 20
CYA = 0
pH = 6.8
CH = 100
The pool looks beautiful! Not cloudy, not a bit of algae! But the chemistry says differently.
Here's the amount of chemical that I supposedly need to add and I'm scared!
6 lbs of Borax
22 lbs of baking soda
1 gallon 2 quarts 2 cups of Liquid Stabilizer
Should I blindly trust the app and just add that much chemical or add half and retest?